Thread hijack to add we are in the Myrtle Beach classic Nov 21-23.

The field includes: Bradley, Ohio, Princeton, Portland, USF, ULM, Wright State and us.

Add that to the game at Abilene Christian and hosting California Baptist.

MTFAN61 said:

Appreciate you clearing up the format

Click to expand...

All praise & glory to Google😇😇😇

BlueAlpha said:

It’s simply one game. The inaugural classic was last year, K-St beat Mizzou 84-56 in front of a capacity crowd. While St Joe is 130 miles from K-St, it will be anything but a neutral site.
Will be interesting to learn if we get a return game out of this?

Click to expand...

Appreciate you clearing up the format

MTFAN61 said:

Haha. Definitely won't be too neutral. They're not calling it the Bill Snyder Classic for nothing. Probably K-States greatest football coach in their history.
Btw- we are only the first team to agree to play in this year's tournament. Not sure if it's a 4 team or an 8 team tourney, but probably 4.

Click to expand...

It’s simply one game. The inaugural classic was last year, K-St beat Mizzou 84-56 in front of a capacity crowd. While St Joe is 130 miles from K-St, it will be anything but a neutral site.
Will be interesting to learn if we get a return game out of this?

MidTennFootball said:

Any idea when we can expect the release of the entire non-conference slate?

Not sure you can really consider this neutral. 8 hour difference in distance bewteen the 2

Click to expand...

Haha. Definitely won't be too neutral. They're not calling it the Bill Snyder Classic for nothing. Probably K-States greatest football coach in their history.
Btw- we are only the first team to agree to play in this year's tournament. Not sure if it's a 4 team or an 8 team tourney, but probably 4.

jakeboldenbrp said:

Login to view embedded media
Another really big non-conference matchup.

Kansas State boast one of the tallest starting lineups in the country and a big (6’6” 19.7ppg) that will rival Boldyreva on the scoring front.

Click to expand...

Any idea when we can expect the release of the entire non-conference slate?

Not sure you can really consider this neutral. 8 hour difference in distance bewteen the 2

Another top 20 team for this fall. When all is said & done this will likely be the Lady Raiders most challenging pre-conference schedule in its history.

Many teams have converted to having school name on the jersey chest. Middle Tennessee looks good, but I think the font could have been slightly larger.

FranklinRaider315 said:

At the going CDM rate of $35 a pop to watch practices, it would take 715 fans interested enough just to raise $25,000.

I’m not kidding.

That’s a week’s pay for a 2nd teamer in Knoxville. 😂

Click to expand...

Better than doing nothing at all

Good for him. Seemed like a good kid. As a fellow Texan, I've always pulled for the few Texas guys we've had over the years. Tanner, Hofacker, etc.

MidTennMtneer said:

A great proposal, (I think ALL conf champs should make it personally) but I don't see the P4 allowing that at all. No way do I see them giving the G5 team the 5 seed. Unless that team is ranked in the top10 which rarely happens. We will be the 12 seed almost every year.

It really should be 14 teams. 9 champs and 5 at large with top 2 getting byes. It is so simple but will never happen.

NY6 teams and rankings
'23 Liberty #23
'22 Tulane #16
'21 Cincy #4 CFP
'20 Cincy #8
'19 Memphis #17
'18 UCF #8
'17 UCF #12
'16 WMU #15
'15 Houston #18

Click to expand...

I believe it has to do with getting the G5 schools to agree to all the other nonsense they are shoving down there throats. Only Liberty wouldn't have been able to host the game.

mtfblue said:

I spoke with a coach and they said it's proposed that the #5 seed goes to G5 qualifier, and will host as long as they have enough hotels to accommodate the media and traveling fans, if not it will move to the others schools homesite.

Click to expand...

A great proposal, (I think ALL conf champs should make it personally) but I don't see the P4 allowing that at all. No way do I see them giving the G5 team the 5 seed. Unless that team is ranked in the top10 which rarely happens. We will be the 12 seed almost every year.

It really should be 14 teams. 9 champs and 5 at large with top 2 getting byes. It is so simple but will never happen.

NY6 teams and rankings
'23 Liberty #23
'22 Tulane #16
'21 Cincy #4 CFP
'20 Cincy #8
'19 Memphis #17
'18 UCF #8
'17 UCF #12
'16 WMU #15
'15 Houston #18

MidTennMtneer said:

A split will happen. It may be 2-3yrs from now, it may be 7. I think we realistically have till the end of the '31 season. At the most. The new CFP contract ends then.

Either we will be locked out then, or they will get their ducks in a row before and renegotiate an extension that will lock us out. Those with the most money and control (ie Sankey and the SEC) are just pushing too hard for this and Baker will allow the NCAA to cave so he can maintain some semblance of control.

Makes one wonder if we are better off fighting or developing a G5 playoff now that puts our champ in the CFP, which may allow the G5 to keep a seat at the table.

Login to view embedded media

Click to expand...

I spoke with a coach and they said it's proposed that the #5 seed goes to G5 qualifier, and will host as long as they have enough hotels to accommodate the media and traveling fans, if not it will move to the others schools homesite.

A split will happen. It may be 2-3yrs from now, it may be 7. I think we realistically have till the end of the '31 season. At the most. The new CFP contract ends then.

Either we will be locked out then, or they will get their ducks in a row before and renegotiate an extension that will lock us out. Those with the most money and control (ie Sankey and the SEC) are just pushing too hard for this and Baker will allow the NCAA to cave so he can maintain some semblance of control.

Makes one wonder if we are better off fighting or developing a G5 playoff now that puts our champ in the CFP, which may allow the G5 to keep a seat at the table.

Login to view embedded media

Shayne_Pickering said:

Would definitely work here with Ascend

Click to expand...

Ascend is an excellent idea. With close to a quarter million members, & around $4 billion in assets Ascend is the largest credit union in Middle Tennessee. They certainly would have the funding. Ascend Stadium has a great sound.
A perfect tie in for MT & Ascend would be to somehow coordinate both logos. The Ascend logo has a (jet/plane) ascending into the air. As we all know MT has one of the nation's top aviation programs. Ascend already has MT debit/credit cards available. Last time I was at a branch office I was going to get one, but the finance assistant said they were completely out & waiting for new shipment to arrive.
Their MT logo cards should have the Ascend jet logo combined in the font signifying our aviation department as well.

Going outside the class of 2026, but CMI has also offered Murfreesboro native 6' 0" PF Makynli Bacon for the Class of 2028.
In 2022 Bacon was with Oakland Middle girls basketball program. Has since moved on to the Webb School where one publication already has her at 6' 1".
Could be 6' 4" or taller by graduation. Matt's keeping up the process of going after them early!

I think we really got them fired up lol

Login to view embedded media

MidTennMtneer said:

Jax just sold their stadium naming rights to a local credit union. Something I really think we should shoot for. No mention on $ yet.

AmFirst Partners With Jax State to Rebrand Football Stadium - Jacksonville State University Athletics

JACKSONVILLE – In an unprecedented partnership announced on Tuesday at Jacksonville State University's Board of Trustees Meeting, Jax State, AmFirst, and the Jax

jaxstatesports.com

Click to expand...

Would definitely work here with Ascend

I think we are looking at something like 42-21. We get ahead a bit and CDM tries some new people and new things out. Results in a few more TDs for us, but also a few for them.

45-7. MT
Tech scores a trash time TD.

MidTennFootball said:

Far as I can tell, Middle is the only offer she has, which isn't shocking. Worth noting Chelby Jordan is her AAU teammate

Click to expand...

Class of 2026 from Auburn AL, 5' 9" guard. Listed as long, quick, athletic & aggressive. From what I've read she plays bigger than her size, & gets most of her points from the interior.

Jax just sold their stadium naming rights to a local credit union. Something I really think we should shoot for. No mention on $ yet.

FranklinRaider315 said:

Thanks for keeping it classy!! 👏👏

Click to expand...

What are the detes on this? Obviously I've seen the image before. Was it a couple WKU students in the middle of the night? No security footage?